Pulsed photoacoustic technique to study nonlinear processes in liquids: Results in toluene
Author(s) -
C. V. Bindhu,
S. S. Harilal,
R. C. Issac,
Geetha K. Varier,
V. P. N. Nampoori,
C. P. G. Vallabhan
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
pramana
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.513
H-Index - 52
ISSN - 0304-4289
DOI - 10.1007/bf02848475
Subject(s) - materials science , laser , photoacoustic imaging in biomedicine , absorption (acoustics) , wavelength , photoacoustic spectroscopy , photoacoustic effect , optics , toluene , amplitude , signal (programming language) , pulsed laser , two photon absorption , laser power scaling , optoelectronics , physics , chemistry , organic chemistry , computer science , composite material , programming language
Pulsed photoacoustic measurements have been carried out in toluene at 532 nm wavelength using a Q-switched frequency doubled Nd:YAG laser. The variation of photoacoustic signal amplitude with incident laser power indicates that at lower laser powers one photon absorption takes place at this wavelength while a clear two photon absorption occurs in this liquid at higher laser powers. The studies made here demonstrate that pulsed photoacoustic technique is simple and effective for the investigation of multiphoton processes in liquids.
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